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US 12,005,817 B2Granted
Rotatable car seat and base
AssigneeEvenflo Company, Inc.
InventorsCharles H. Keegan, Phillip Przybylo
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a rotatable car seat comprised of a base and a shell. The base includes a receiving portion and a backing portion. The seat shell includes a seat back and a seat bottom having a lower portion. The seat bottom is convex and interfaces with the receiving portion of the base. The seat shell is rotatable with respect to the base. The seat shell is selectively positionable between a plurality of orientations. Additionally provided are a features that allow for the effective use of a rotatable car seat.
Claims24
A rotatable car seat, comprising:
- a seat shell, the seat shell comprising:
- a seat bottom having a lower portion,
- a seat back extending upwardly away from the seat bottom, and
- an engagement feature extending from the seat back;
- and
- a base, the base comprising:
- a receiving portion, wherein the seat shell is rotatable with respect to the base such that the seat shell is selectively positionable between at least a rearward-facing position and a forward-facing position,
- a backing portion extending upwardly away from the receiving portion and having an upper edge,
- a first indicator on a first side of the base and a second indicator on an opposite, second side of the base, each of the first indicator and the second indicator are configured to indicate whether rotation of the seat shell is locked with respect to the base, and
- a receiving feature extending from the backing portion proximate the upper edge, the receiving feature shaped complementary to the engagement feature of the seat shell, wherein the receiving feature is configured to engage the engagement feature when the seat shell is in the forward-facing position.
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A rotatable car seat, comprising:
- a seat shell, the seat shell comprising:
- a seat bottom,
- a seat back extending upwardly away from the seat bottom, and
- an engagement feature;
- and
- a base, the base comprising:
- a receiving portion, wherein the seat shell is attached to the base and rotatable with respect to the base such that the seat shell is selectively positionable between at least a rearward-facing position and a forward-facing position,
- a backing portion extending upwardly away from the receiving portion,
- an upper tethering point proximate a central location of an upper edge of the backing portion of the base and proximate a receiving feature, the upper tethering point configured to remain stationary as the seat shell is rotated with respect to the base, and
- the receiving feature, the receiving feature shaped complementary to the engagement feature of the seat shell, wherein the receiving feature is configured to engage the engagement feature when the seat shell is in the forward-facing position.
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A rotatable car seat, comprising:
- a seat shell, the seat shell comprising:
- a seat bottom, and
- a seat back extending upwardly away from the seat bottom;
- and
- a base, the base comprising:
- a receiving portion comprising a support ledge positioned radially inward of an outer edge of the receiving portion and the support ledge defines an opening to a cavity adapted to receive the seat bottom, wherein the seat shell is rotatable with respect to the base such that the seat shell is selectively positionable between at least a rearward-facing position and a forward-facing position,
- a backing portion extending upwardly in a first direction away from the receiving portion,
- a belt lock-off arm comprised of a proximal end pivotally movable with respect to the base such that a distal end of the belt lock-off arm is capable of moving toward and away from the base, and
- a belt pathway extending between a first side of the base and a second side of the base, the belt pathway comprising a first aperture extending through the receiving portion of the base proximate the first side and below, in a second direction opposite the first direction, the support ledge and a second aperture extending through the receiving portion of the base proximate the second side below the support ledge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.